Do Something Reel Film Festival

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Just in time to align nicely
with our annual Green Issue comes the Do Something
Reel Film Festival, which is described as a “collection of six
provocative, character-driven films focused on passionate people
making a world of difference.” Presented by Whole Foods Market in
conjunction with and in celebration of Earth Month, the traveling
festival will hit more than 70 cities through April, including our
own Esquire Theatre tomorrow through April 21.

The
fest's six rotating films, which range in length from 60 to 90
minutes, include Bag
It, a docudrama that follows an “average American who
decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with
plastics”; Lunchline,
which centers on six inner-city Chicago kids whose efforts to revamp
school lunches resulted in a visit to the White House; On
Coal River, about residents of Coal River Valley in West
Virginia who are battling the destructive practice of mountaintop
removal; Planeat,
a “visually stunning film” about farmers, scientists and chefs
who want to curb Western culture's reliance on meat and dairy
products; Urban Roots,
the story of the dedicated people who want to supply Detroit with
fresh, locally grown food; and Vanishing
of the Bees, a documentary narrated by Ellen
Page about the oncoming dearth of our little winged
creatures.

I was going to to post the trailer for each, but that would be cumbersome, so here's one for probably the most high profile of the films, Vanishing of the Bees:

The
Esquire will also feature multiple screenings of The Last Lion,
a documentary narrated byJeremy Irons that looks at the
plight of African lions, whose population has gone from 500,000 in
1960 to 20,000 today. Mike Dulaney, curator of mammals at the
Cincinnati Zoo, will be on hand 7 p.m. Tuesday for a post-screening
Q&A. For more details on each film and a comprehensive screening
schedule, go to www.esquiretheatre.com.